could it be that you're an actor and an aaron sorkin liberal fantasy? might that have something to do with it? i don't know. maybe it's something else. anyway, i recognize that this job can take a toll on you. i understand second term you need a burst of new energy. try some new things. and then my team and i talked about it. we were willing to try anything. so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks [ laughter ] >> i thought this looked pretty good. [ laughter ] >> but no bounce. anyway -- i want to give a shout out to our headliner, conan o'brien. [ applause ] >> i was just talking to ed, and i understand that when the correspondents were considering conan for this gig they were faced with that age-old dilemma, do you offer it to him now or wait for five years and then give it to jimmy fallon? [ crowd oohs." >> that was a little harsh. i love conan. and of course, the white house press corps is here. i know cnn has taken some knocks lately. but fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story. just in case one of them happens to be accur